Surat: An Ahmedabad-based visa firm allegedly cheated a Surat accountant of Rs 5 lakh in a Norway visa and work permit fraud.The complainant, Dixit Dhameliya (21), works as an accountant for a textile company in Surat. He came across an Instagram reel posted by Bright-Way Immigration, the Ahmedabad firm, offering Norway visas. After an initial enquiry, Dhameliya and his friends, Het Kumbani and Neel Domaniya, visited the firm’s office near Shyamal Crossroads on May 13, where a woman named Pearl briefed them. She told him to pay Rs 1 lakh as registration fees and said an additional Rs 4 lakh would be required once the visa and work permit were arranged. On returning to Surat, Dhameliya transferred Rs 50,000 to the bank account of Dipak Upadhyay, the owner of the firm. He sent another Rs 50,000 the next day. On June 6, his brother-in-law, Paresh Jivani, transferred Rs 4 lakh more to Upadhyay. After the full payment, Upadhyay sent him a Norway work permit letter, which later turned out to be fake. When Dhameliya demanded a refund, Upadhyay allegedly kept delaying and making excuses. With no money returned, Dhameliya approached Kapodra police and lodged a cheating complaint.
